calendar year

noun

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Definition of calendar year

1 : a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year

2 : a period of time equal in length to that of the year in the calendar conventionally in use

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Recent Examples of calendar year from the Web

No golfer has ever won the Masters, the US Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship in the same calendar year.

— christopher l. gasper, BostonGlobe.com, "The Lions in the Super Bowl, a .400 hitter in a season, and other sports dreams I’d like to see become reality," 14 July 2018
Trump’s income from T Retail LLC was $107,186 in the 2017 calendar year, according to his financial disclosure statement.

— steve reilly, USA TODAY, "Trump's company won't say what the president's new $107K business is, so we went looking to find out," 24 May 2018
The reports were due April 16 covering the calendar year 2017.

— tom loftus, The Courier-Journal, "Matt Bevin sold many of his out-of state properties in 2017. Here's what else he owns," 1 May 2018
Gensel said, adding later the fiscal year for the grant does not follow the calendar year as the county budget does.

— amy lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Proscutor questioned over office raises in Porter County," 25 Apr. 2018
If wildebeests mated all across the calendar year, their sparse youngsters would be picked off by predators at every turn.

— ryan p. smith, Smithsonian, "How Noisy Males Control the Gnu’s Cycle," 11 July 2018
Harris, meanwhile, played both his primary sports in the last calendar year, intercepting three passes for the football team in the fall and swiping 22 bases while posting a .762 OPS during his junior year for the baseball team.

— jeff sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres place premium on athleticism in Day 2 of draft," 5 June 2018
But since the start of this calendar year, the Lakers have a significant statistical advantage when Ball is playing.

— tania ganguli, latimes.com, "Lonzo Ball impacting Lakers' improved play at both ends of the floor," 3 Mar. 2018
At the north tip of Greenland, about 400 miles to the south of the North Pole, the weather station Cape Morris Jesup has logged a record-crushing 61 hours above freezing so far this calendar year.

— everton bailey jr., OregonLive.com, "Snow in forecast for Friday morning commute," 1 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of calendar year

1689

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Financial Definition of CALENDAR YEAR

calendar year

noun

What It Is

The calendar year is the period between January 1 and December 31.

How It Works

If Company XYZ starts its fiscal year on January 1 and ends its fiscal year on December 31, then Company XYZ's fiscal year is said to be on a calendar year basis. Many companies align their fiscal years with the calendar year, but many don't. For example, Company 123 might start its fiscal year on October 1 and end on September 30.

Why It Matters

It is important for investors to know whether a company uses the calendar year or another period for their fiscal year, especially when comparing companies in seasonal industries.

Source: Investing Answers